The Fiber Society seeks papers on fundamental research related to the science and engineering of fibers and fibrous materials for its Fall 2017 Technical Meeting and Conference, scheduled for November 8–10, 2017, at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Click here for more information.

The papers will be presented during our fall meeting [08 to 10 November, University of Georgia, Athens], and the winning submission will be announced during the fall banquet: Mark your calendar and make your plans now to join us!

2016 Fiber Society Awards, presented at the Cornell University conference

Distinguished Service Award

Stephen Michielsen, North Carolina State University

Graduate Student Paper Competition

First Place: Maike Quandt,Empa

Continuous Melt-extrusion of Touch-sensitive Polymer Optical Fibers

Second Place (tie): Kerianne Dobosz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

-We are delighted to announce that ASTM Committee D 13on Textiles has added The Fiber Society to their “Related Links” list [https://www.astm.org/COMMIT/RELATED/D13.htm] ASTM Committee D13was formed in 1914 and comprises 561 members. The group currently has jurisdiction over 364 standards, which are published in the “Annual Book of ASTM Standards,” Volumes 7.01 and 7.02.

“The Olney Medal signifies outstanding achievement in textile chemistry, or in polymer or other fields of chemistry that are of major importance to textile sciences and fibrous materials. This also includes the development of chemical agents or chemical processes used in the manufacture of textiles, fibrous materials, or methods for their evaluation.”